GFF vs AYI vs OC Stock Comparison

Griffon, Acuity Inc. (De) and Owens Corning Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GFF Griffon Corp
$102.97 +9.1% 1M +37.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.68B
P/E
25.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.75B
Div. yield
0.85%
Building Products Industrials
5 wins
AYI Acuity Inc. (De)
$327.36 +6.1% 1M -9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.72B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.64B
Div. yield
0.24%
Building Products Industrials
5 wins
OC Owens Corning
$121.64 +2.8% 1M -2.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.61B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.85B
Div. yield
2.60%
Building Products Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Acuity Inc. (De) leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Acuity Inc. (De) 5, Griffon 5, Owens Corning 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGFFAYIOCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.68B $9.72B $9.61B AYI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.3x 18.7x -14.6x AYI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.3x 16.4x 13.5x OC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.9% +6.8% -7.2% GFF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.5% 11.4% -6.8% AYI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.0% 15.4% 0.5% GFF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 0.1x 6.5x AYI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.85% 0.24% 2.60% OC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.7% -9.4% -2.4% GFF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +31.2%/yr +9.8%/yr +5.4%/yr GFF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.0% 38.1% 42.2% GFF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 81/100 42/100 AYI

Percentile Scorecard

GFFAYIOC

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisGFFAYIOC
Valuation 59 #23 of 55 76 #14 of 55 69 #18 of 55
Growth 86 #8 of 51 84 #9 of 51 12 #45 of 51
Profitability 83 #9 of 49 77 #12 of 49 23 #38 of 49
Financial Health 24 #42 of 55 87 #8 of 55 11 #49 of 55
Shareholder Returns 44 #23 of 40 82 #8 of 40 97 #2 of 40
Overall 59 81 42
  • GFF ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • AYI ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • OC ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodGFFAYIOCSPY
1 month +9.1%+6.1%+2.8% +0.7%
3 months +17.2%-3.0%-12.4% +3.7%
6 months +12.9%+13.0%-1.4% +7.1%
Year to date +39.8%-9.1%+8.7% +12.8%
1 year +37.7%-9.4%-2.4% +11.9%
3 years +158.4%+105.6%+8.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +37.3%+27.2%+2.6% +22.8%
5 years +288.7%+59.4%+30.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +31.2%+9.8%+5.4% +10.9%
10 years +518.4%+46.7%+150.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +20.0%+3.9%+9.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGFFAYIOCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.0%38.1%42.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.6%41.7%38.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.321.391.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.05-0.25-0.06 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.3%-34.7%-53.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.0%-13.1%-23.5% -1.2%
52-week high $107.22$376.69$158.96 $779.14
52-week low $66.79$257.79$98.28 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleGFFAYIOC
P/E now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 20.3x 18.7xmedian 20.3x -14.6xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.6x 2.1xmedian 1.6x 1.0xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 12.6x 11.2xmedian 12.6x 19.1xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 16.9x 13.0xmedian 16.9x 10.7xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 36.3xmedian 3.0x 3.3xmedian 3.0x 2.5xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.68median 1.13 1.13median 1.13 0.39median 1.13

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsGFFAYIOC
Revenue $2.75B $4.64B $9.85B
Gross profit $1.11B $2.35B $2.56B
Operating income $459.31M $713.70M $50.00M
Net income $178.97M $531.30M -$669.00M
Free cash flow $297.20M $747.90M $897.00M
R&D – – $150.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.96 $17.06 $-8.33
Cash & equivalents $110.35M $636.30M $271.00M
Total debt $1.27B $697.40M $5.19B
Shares (diluted) 45.15M 31.15M 80.60M
Enterprise value $4.27B $8.02B $8.47B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricGFFAYIOC
P/E 25.3x 18.7x -14.6x
P/FCF 15.8x 13.0x 10.7x
P/Operating cash flow 13.7x 11.8x 5.5x
P/S 1.7x 2.1x 1.0x
P/B 36.3x 3.3x 2.5x
P/Tangible book -21.5x 4.9x 7.1x
EV/EBITDA 11.0x 11.2x 19.1x
EV/EBIT 12.7x 13.7x 290.6x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 2.1x 1.5x
EV/FCF 19.7x 13.1x 16.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.1x 11.8x 8.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.68 1.13 0.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGFFAYIOC
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.9% 6.8% -7.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 5.5% 0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.9% 13.1% -19.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 11.1% -0.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 151.5% 26.6% -96.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 51.1% 14.7% -69.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 155.8% 34.0% -300.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.2% 15.4% -35.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 156.8% 36.1% -313.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.9% 16.6% -37.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.2% 37.3% 6.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 12.6% 6.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.2% 40.3% -1.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.7% 13.5% -2.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGFFAYIOC
Gross margin 40.5% 50.6% 26.0%
EBITDA margin 19.3% 18.7% 7.7%
Operating margin 16.7% 15.4% 0.5%
Pretax margin 13.9% 14.7% -2.2%
Net margin 6.5% 11.4% -6.8%
FCF margin 10.8% 16.1% 9.1%
Operating cash flow margin 12.4% 17.8% 17.8%
Return on equity 166.5% 18.2% -17.8%
Return on assets 9.5% 11.2% -5.2%
Return on invested capital 19.0% 15.4% 0.5%
Return on capital employed 27.8% 19.5% 0.5%
Asset turnover 1.4x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.6x -2.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.1% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGFFAYIOC
Debt / assets 69.0% 14.3% 40.8%
Debt / equity 9.8x 0.2x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 0.1x 6.5x
Debt / FCF 4.3x 0.9x 5.8x
Liabilities / assets 93.0% 39.0% 70.1%
Equity / assets 7.0% 61.0% 29.9%
Interest coverage 5.2x – 0.4x
Current ratio 2.4x 1.7x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.2x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 6.07 1.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGFFAYIOC
Dividend yield 0.9% 0.2% 2.6%
Net buyback yield 3.0% 2.9% 7.1%
Shareholder yield 3.9% 3.1% 9.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 21.8% 4.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 13.1% 3.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.9% 15.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -45.4% 12.3% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusGFFAYIOC
Forward P/E 20.3xFY2026 16.4xFY2027 13.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.06FY2026 $20.01FY2027 $9.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.4%FY2026 +0.6%FY2027 -25.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% +21.7% +16.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.71BFY2026 $4.68BFY2027 $10.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -32.1%FY2026 +0.9%FY2027 +3.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.3% +14.4% +0.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGFFAYIOC
Held by institutions 79.9% 99.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 347 632 688
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +4.1% +4.2%
Institutions buying 179 330 366
Institutions selling 120 191 220
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.73 1.66

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

GFFAYIOC
GFF 1.00 0.41 0.68
AYI 0.41 1.00 0.40
OC 0.68 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GFF, AYI and OC?

Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Griffon (GFF) $4.68B, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) $9.72B, Owens Corning (OC) $9.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, GFF, AYI and OC?

Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Griffon (GFF) 25.3x, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 18.7x, Owens Corning (OC) -14.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Owens Corning (OC) is cheapest (Griffon (GFF) 20.3x, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 16.4x, Owens Corning (OC) 13.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Griffon (GFF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Griffon (GFF) +26.9%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +6.8%, Owens Corning (OC) -7.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) has the highest net margin (Griffon (GFF) 6.5%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 11.4%, Owens Corning (OC) -6.8%). On return on invested capital, Griffon (GFF) leads (Griffon (GFF) 19.0%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 15.4%, Owens Corning (OC) 0.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Griffon (GFF) returned the most: Griffon (GFF) +37.7%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) -9.4%, Owens Corning (OC) -2.4%. Over five years, Griffon (GFF) compounded fastest (Griffon (GFF) +31.2%/yr, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +9.8%/yr, Owens Corning (OC) +5.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Owens Corning (OC) has the highest dividend yield: Griffon (GFF) 0.85%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 0.24%, Owens Corning (OC) 2.60%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Griffon (GFF) has been the steadiest (Griffon (GFF) 36.0%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 38.1%, Owens Corning (OC) 42.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GFF, AYI and OC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.